Pics from the Olympics

We have not talked about the Olympics much on the show, other than a top 5 list about a month ago. We decided to put some pics up for your viewing pleasure. These were taken by Meggan, a friend of the show. Thanks Meggan.

USA v Sweden

USA Bobsled Super G

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And the Saints go marching on

A co-worker of mine and New Orleans native sent me some pics a friend of his had taken after the Saints arrived back in town. This is on the way from the airport. How many people are there? A reported 30,000. It's nice the coach gets to carry the trophy.

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Super what now?

OK folks it's time for our Super Bowl picks. This really has no bearing on our pick'em challenge since I can't win no matter what I do here.

New Orleans @ Indianapolis

Derek - Indianapolis. Sure I'm going against the sentimental favorite but heck I'd like to go out on a winning note. The Colts are just a plain juggernaut right now, or heck all year. They really have not lost a game that they decided to play. Sure the Colts D might give up 30+ points, but Manning and co. will score 40+. I don't think it's going to be a competitive game.

Loren - New Orleans. I have nothing to worry about with my pick, so I may as well go with heart instead of head (and pull some reasons out of my butt about how the Saints can actually win this game). First, the Saints are the scrappier of the two teams. They are never out of a game and they have the will and firepower to overcome 20 point deficits. Second, they are riding a wave of goodwill not seen in a Super Bowl since, well, ever. Ninety percent of the country is firmly rooting for the Saints and that is some serious good vibes heading their directions. Third, and most importantly, you should never bet against a Saint.

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2010 Roofball World Championships

This past Sunday, 1.31.10, both Loren and I played in the 2010 Roofball World Championships. This marked the 11th World Championship. With a write up posted on at http://www.roofball.org/ I'll concentrate on Loren and I.

I started the day throwing last in the second game. I started off well throwing back to back pings and taking an early lead. I let the score get within 2 before hitting an around to get a double digit lead again. I won my first game, only scoring 30 points a personal all time low for a first game.

Loren came rushing out of the gate in his first game throwing an around and two pings. He finished his game with a career best 46. However he had to settle for a wild card spot since Casey Campbell threw a 50 to win the game.

All of this ended in Loren and I playing in the same game in round 2, along with Roofball creator Adam Willis. Loren started out the game by throwing an over, good for Adam and I terrible for Loren. However only Loren could hit a ping before the 5th inning. After 7 innings the score was tied between Loren and I at 10 while Adam had 8. That's when Adam decided enough was enough and hit pings in his last 3 throws. Loren hit one and I could only yell at the ball each time it hit inches below the pole.

With that Loren and I were out of the tournament. We were interviewed together after the game. Besides giving up a bevy of reasons why we failed, we did get to promote the show, blog, website, and twitter account before they turned the mic away from us.

Despite the monumental fail. We did had a good time, heck it's roofball it's hard not to have a good time. But I'll tell you this, I have a plan...

Derek

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